A continuation of the birthday fun...

June, for the time being, is our birthday month. Davina's birthday on the 15th... and then William and I follow her one week later on the 22nd. We actually ended up celebrating William's birthday a little early with Isaac's family on Father's day... he was SO excited!

I was almost 12 before my first brother was born, and he turned 9 a month before Isaac and I got married. I say this to preface the fact that boys were fairly unfamiliar to me! I was actually a little nervous when we found out that William was a boy... I'd managed to muddle through 3 years of pink, and was a little hesitant on how I was going to manage the blue.  I still have days when I wonder what I'm doing... pink OR blue... But this little boy has been a huge joy to his mama's heart! 

William is my little juxtaposition of contradictions... 

He's one of the most gentle children I've ever seen, 

and he can whack a tree apart with a plastic chainsaw cover like you wouldn't believe...

He's always got something going on in his little brain,

and he sometimes doesn't seem to be thinking anything at all... 

He's a family-guy, a homebody,

and he loves to wander off and explore...

He's my darling little serious-boy,

and my goofy little loudmouth...

His current favorite color is pink,

and he has a fascination with guns - any shape, size, form...

In short, he blew our home wide open with noise, creativity and passion - and it's never been the same since. And you know what? I like it that way... :)

His new cowboy boots were quickly confiscated by little sister - who never misses the chance to wear big brother's shoes:

My Birthday Boy

And just for fun, here's a shot that Luke got of Isaac and I... :)